Example sentences of "chairman of the [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Haden , headmaster of Wymondham College in Norfolk and chairman of the Boarding Schools Association , tried to get beyond dismal economics in his speech to the conference : ‘ I want to move on this week from value-added to added values … we need confidence in the values , moral and spiritual , which our schools uphold and celebrate ’ , he said . |
| 2 | Hedley Salt , chairman of the Coalfield Communities Council , wrote to me on the subject of RECHAR and additionality . |
| 3 | As chairman of the metal trades section of the Canadian Manufacturers Association and a member of its national defence committee , he played an important part in the revival of shipbuilding on the Pacific coast . |
| 4 | After service in the RAF he became secretary of the Air Line Pilots Association , secretary of the Football Association and , finally chairman of the UK Olympics Committee . |
| 5 | According to BAFTA 's rules , the chairman of the panel votes only if there is a tie in the jury of seven — which would have come about if , for example , there had been three votes each for Prime Suspect and GBH and one for one of the other nominees such as the BBC 's Clarissa . |
| 6 | Mr Peter Carberry , chairman of the Hummersknott governors , said : ‘ I am very annoyed but it is just one of those things . ’ |
| 7 | Lord Rees-Mogg , chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council , intends to take in five parties — one at the Savoy , one at the Independent Television Commission in Brompton Road , and three private affairs . |
| 8 | ‘ There is a strong argument for moving the watershed to 10pm to bring us more in line with Europe , ’ said Lord Rees-Mogg , chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council . |
| 9 | Lord Rees-Mogg , chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council , said he strongly welcomed Mr Brooke 's action . |
| 10 | Roger Blyth , chairman of the Swansea selectors who was one of Saturday 's touch judges , said : ‘ I did n't see the incident but it 's quite obvious that the bloke was cut from contact with a boot . |
| 11 | Pat Watters , chairman of the personnel services committee which yesterday agreed to the early retirements , said that the council can base the payments on the salary Mr McNeill would have received from 1 April . |
| 12 | So not only can a back bencher shout the odds for the fur trade , the police , the bookies or whoever in exchange for money but worse , the chairman of the Home Affairs Committee can be on the payroll of a private security firm without anyone thinking there might be the tiniest conflict . |
| 13 | He was also chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association and pointed out to the proprietor of the Daily Mail the danger of damaging democracy through a last minute election stunt story . |
| 14 | I demurred , pointing out to Haines that as the chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association I had been very careful to avoid interfering with press stories in any way . |
| 15 | She is the chairman of the Animal Defenders Youth Group , whose aim is to expose and alleviate animal suffering . |
| 16 | Visiting the region on Aug. 25-26 , the chairman of the CSCE negotiations , Mario Raffaelli , proposed a 60-day truce in the conflict . |
| 17 | THE CHAIRMAN of the Press Complaints Commission has criticised Sir David Calcutt 's recommendations that fines and legal strictures should be used to regulate the press and protect individual privacy . |
| 18 | The Investigation of the Year award , presented at the annual What the Papers Say Awards by Lord McGregor of Durris , chairman of the Press Complaints Commission , followed his award last week as Author of the Year at the British Book Awards . |
| 19 | Milliken , now chairman of the Ulster selectors , played in all four Tests as centre partner with Ian McGeechan at present Down Under trying to plot the downfall of New Zealand . |
| 20 | The message of support was signed by Don Allen of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland ; Billy Stewart , the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council ; Ewart Bell , Institute of Coaching ; Joan McCloy , Council of Physical Recreation ; Mary Peters , former chairman of the Ulster Games Foundation ; and Ian Bamford of the Ulster Sports and Recreation Trust . |
| 21 | The message of support was signed by Don Allen of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland ; Billy Stewart , the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council ; Ewart Bell , Institute of Coaching ; Joan McCloy , Council of Physical Recreation ; Mary Peters , former chairman of the Ulster Games Foundation ; and Ian Bamford of the Ulster Sports and Recreation Trust . |
| 22 | Harry Murray , chairman of the Ulster Workers ' Council and Constitutional Stoppage Central Co-ordinating Committee . |
| 23 | In the public sector , he was chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board ( 1970–72 ) ; the Port of London Authority ( 1977–79 ) ; the Building Economic Development Committee ( Little Neddy ) ( 1976–90 ) and International Military Services Ltd ( owned by the Ministry of Defence from 1974 to 1985 . |
| 24 | He was invited to become chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board , which fell into the grey area between the public and private sector for which Sir John has always found special fascination . |
| 25 | Only Richard Elliott , Headmaster of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb at Margate , and the Reverend William Stainer , chairman of the London Schools Board Classes for the Deaf , could be said to be representative of the dominant system of education then prevailing in British schools . |
| 26 | As chairman of the Port Employers in London ( 1941–5 ) , Swire was involved in organizing the loading of the myriad vessels needed to carry troops and stores for the invasion of Europe . |
| 27 | Thomas Wilson was first chairman of the Hull Underwriters Association , founded in 1867 , and spent much of his last years in various charitable enterprises . |
| 28 | Included in the sale are numerous letters , photographic albums , and Sir George 's notes while chairman of the England selectors — and his last car , a 1968 T-Series Bentley . |
| 29 | November 1986 : Douglas Hurd appoints Marmaduke Hussey as chairman of the BBC governors , presumably in recognition of his record as a union-bashing newspaper executive . |
| 30 | The attack came as pressure also started to mount on the chairman of the BBC governors , Marmaduke Hussey , the man who appointed Mr Birt as director general of the BBC and agreed his tax-avoiding freelance contract . |